http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php Wed, 12 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7416 University of Minnesota Duluth head coach Bob Rients has brought in another talented individual from the prep ranks for next year's recruiting class. Rients confirmed the Bulldogs have added catcher Nathan Jack of Neenah, Wis., to their latest crop of newcomers, meaning UMD looks to have at least 10 rookies on the roster next spring. Jack spent four years as the starting backstop at St. Mary's Central High School under head coach Phil Janssen, helping the Zephyrs take first in their Fri, 7 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7415 When Scott Sandelin pays a visit to the University of North Dakota campus on Sept. 14, it won't be for a National Collegiate Hockey Conference series (that won't happen for another two months). Instead, the veteran University of Minnesota Duluth head men's hockey coach will be at his alma mater to receive the Tom Clifford Award at UND's 2013 Athletics Hall of Fame induction event.The Tom Clifford, named in honor of former  UND President Thomas J. Clifford, recognizes UND alumni who serve Fri, 7 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7414 Registrations are still being taken for the 2013 Malosky Golf Outing, which will held on Monday, July 8th at the renowned Legends Golf Club in Prior Lake, Minn. The annual event gets underway with check-in at 11:30 a.m. followed by a 12 noon shot gun start. The cost is $150 per golfer which includes range balls, greens fees, cart, dinner and UMD apparel. Those wishing to attend just the dinner that evening can do so for $35.To register, please contact Bulldog defensive coordinator John Steger Thu, 6 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7413 USA Hockey announced the list of participants for its 2013 National Junior Evaluation Camp today, and among the 40 invitees (forwards and defensemen) is incoming University of Minnesota Duluth freshman Dominic Toninato. Players invited to the evaluation process will be auditioning for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that will take part in the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship on Dec. 26, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014, in Ufa, Russia. The camp, scheduled for A Thu, 6 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7412 The University of MInnesota Duluth women's hockey team released its 2013-14 Thursday, complete with 28 Western Collegiate Hockey Association games, four skates versus Hockey East opponents and two exhibition contests against national teams.The Bulldogs, who will enter their 15th season with head coach Shannon Miller this fall, will drop the puck on the year on Sept. 28 in an exhibition skate against the Japanese National Team at AMSOIL Arena.  UMD will also host 2014 Winter Olympic possib Thu, 6 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7411 After soliciting feedback from alumni and supporters, the University of Minnesota Duluth has decided to move its annual Spring Fling Dinner and Auction to the fall beginning in 2013.The inaugural Fall Fling Dinner and Auction is set for Sept. 26 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Greysolon Ballroom in downtown Duluth. The event will include a social with UMD coaches and staff, dinner, and both a silent and live auction consisting of autographed National Hockey League jerseys, hotel packages, Bulldo Wed, 5 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7410 The busy summer sports camp season at the University of Minnesota Duluth kicked off in earnest ton June 4 as some 50-plus boys from throughout the Twin Ports area took part in the UMD Basketball JV Team Camp at Romano Gymnasium.Bulldog men's head coach Matt Bowen and assistant coach Bryce Tesdahl are supervising the three-day event, which is the first of seven boy's basketball camps UMD will host over the course of the next two months.Besides boy's basketball, UMD offers summer camps for boy's Tue, 4 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7408 The Bulldogs would like to announce winners of the 2013 UMD Season Ticket Holder Survey.  Season ticket holders who completed a year end survey were entered into a drawing for a chance to win a Bulldog Hockey jersey, valet parking for the 2013-14 season, and a chance to watch warm-ups from the UMD bench during pregame.Our lucky winner of the Bulldog Hockey jersey was UMD student season ticket holder Kyle Oswald.  Kyle is a sophomore at UMD and is a passionate Bulldog hockey fan. &nbs Mon, 3 Jun 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7406 University of Minnesota Duluth sophomore goaltender Kayla Black will attend a Canadian National Women's Program goaltending camp on June 6 though June 9.Black hails from Blythe, Ontario and joins 13 other goaltenders, including seven under-22 and seven under-18 development netminders in all.Despite injuries in the second half of the season, Black played in 31 games as a rookie in 2012-13 and logged 1805:26 minutes between the pipes.  She made 775 saves and recorded four shutouts.   Wed, 29 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7404 Jake Bscherer took another step in his quest to play in the National Football League Tuesday (May 28) when the Seattle Seahawks announced they signed the former University of Minnesota Duluth offensive tackle.Bscherer, a native of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., who took part in both Seattle's and the Minnesota Vikings' rookie minicamps earlier in the month, joined the UMD football program last fall after lettering three seasons (2007, 2007 and 2009) at the University of Wisconsin and started all 12 games Fri, 24 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7403 Even a school-record performance wasn't quite enough to secure a second All-American honor in as many national meets for Chanel Miller. Friday afternoon (May 24) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pueblo, Colo., the University of Minnesota Duluth sophomore standout shattered her own team mark in the heptathlon by accumulating 4,882 points, which was good for 11th place. Miller, who competed with an ailing knee according to UMD coach Paul Nisius, came up a mere 78 po Fri, 24 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7402 The good news just keeps coming for University of Minnesota Duluth first baseman Alex Wojciechowski. Already sporting a solid list of individual accolades to show for his efforts this spring, the freshman found out he earned a spot on the Daktronics All-America third team Friday afternoon. He becomes the first Bulldog to attain All-American status since 2005, and just the third in program history. Wojciechowski led the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in overall hitting this spring Tue, 21 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7401 Five members from last year's starting cast -- senior strong safety Travis Nordhus, senior offensive tackle Tom Olson, senior inside linebacker Colby Ring, junior wide receiver/returner Aaron Roth, and senior outside linebacker Nate Zuk -- will all be entrusted with team captaincy responsibilities for the University of Minnesota Duluth this fall when it engages in its 81st season of intercollegiate competition.Ring (first team), Roth (first team), Olson (honorable mention) and Zuk (honorable m Tue, 21 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7400 He didn't play in Duluth even once this past season as a member of the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, but John Meyer is hopeful of getting the opportunity this summer with the Duluth Huskies. The sophomore righthanded pitcher recently signed a temporary contract with the Northwoods League franchise, which opens its season on June 1.A native of Rochester, Minn., Meyer went 2-0 with a 3.04 earned average in eight appearances in 2013. He also struck out 16 and walked four in 26 2/3 Mon, 20 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7396 The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its All-Region honorees for the 2012-13 Division II outdoor track and field season and among the 670 student-athletes was University of Minnesota Duluth senior Ryan Eason. The top five placers from each region in individual events and each relay team member ranked in the region's top three earned All-Region status.Eason, a native of Coon Rapids, Minn., secured a spot on the list by winning the 5,000-meter run Mon, 20 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7395 A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including three Bulldog softball players, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season. That trio includes senior second baseman Tyra Kerr (Duluth, Minn.), junior first baseman Brooke Neuroth (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and sophomore first baseman Jordan Rice (Ham Lake, Minn.).Sports included for the spring NSIC All-Academic Team are baseball, Mon, 20 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7394 Before she closes the books on a splendid sophomore season, Chanel Miller has one final important piece of business on her agenda -- a trip to the Pueblo, Colo., for this week's NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Miller, a sophomore from Burnsville, Minn., will represent the University of Minnesota Duluth in the heptathlon at the three-day national competition, which starts this Thursday morning (May 23) at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl on the campus of Colorado Stat Sat, 18 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7393 A day after agreeing to play summer ball with the Duluth Huskies, University of Minnesota Duluth first baseman Alex Wojciechowski nabbed a second all-region nod for his stellar rookie campaign. Wojciechowski landed a spot on the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Central Region second team, which consists of athletes from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Great American Conference.Wojciechowski led the NSIC in Fri, 17 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7397 Chanel Miller added a couple entries to her already impressive 2013 resume this week by being named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year in addition to making the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region team for outdoor track. Miller was among some 613 invididuals to earn that citation, which is awarded to the top five placers from each of the country's eight regions in individual events and each relay team memb Fri, 17 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7392 A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including Alyssa Brunelli from the Bulldog tennis team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sports season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and athletic st Fri, 17 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7391 A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including five members of the Bulldog baseball team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sports season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing an Thu, 16 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7390 University of Minnesota Duluth first baseman Alex Wojciechowski was one of two rookies named to the Daktronics All-Central Region first team, released Thursday afternoon. Wojciechowski, who doubled as the Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this spring, finished the season as the league's overall batting champion with a staggering .425 average.The Coon Rapids, Minn., native led the Bulldogs in total hits (51), slugging percentage (.675), d Wed, 15 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7399 A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including 19 from the Bulldog women's outdoor track and field team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and Wed, 15 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7398 A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including 16 from the Bulldog men's outdoor track and field team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and athletic Wed, 15 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7389 A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season.The Bulldogs had the fourth most representatives of any league school, trailing only the University of Sioux Falls (65),  Minnesota State University-Mankato (65) and Winona State University (48). They were  followed by Augustana College (42), Concordia University-St. Paul (41), Northe Wed, 15 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7388 The two-mile stretch of right-of-way along U.S. Highway 53 near Canyon, Minn., never looked tidier thanks to the efforts of a dozen volunteers from the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Department on May 15. That group, which included both Bulldog coaches and support staff, spent the early afternoon picking up trash as part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program. UMD Athletics has been an Adopt-A-Highway participant since 1999.Lending their se Wed, 15 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7387 The University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team will be under the leadership of 2013-14 senior forward Jamie Kenyon, head coach Shannon Miller officially announced this week.Kenyon, a native of Sparta, Wisconsin, was an alternate captain this past season as a junior.  Both Duluth native Emma Stauber and Anchorage, Alaska product Zoe Hickel will assume alternate captain duties for UMD next season as juniors.  "I just want to start by saying I'm honored to be able to be a capt Tue, 14 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7386 Senior Mike Seidel, who paced the University of Minnesota Duluth in a multittude of offensive statistical categories this past winter, is the recipient of Mike Seiler Award as the Bulldogs' Most Valuable Player for 2012-13, the team announced tonight. Seidel, a right winger from Darien, Ill., and the reigning Bulldog Fan Favorite Award winner, saved some of his best hockey for last and wound up first among 2012-13 Bulldogs in goals (17), power play tallies (nine), game winners (four) and shots Mon, 13 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7385 Tyra Kerr, who recently put the clamps on her final collegiate season at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has been chosen to the Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team for 2013.The second baseman and three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference first team selection paced the Bulldogs in hits (68) and at-bats (195) while tallying the club's third best batting average at .349. The senior captain also set program career marks for hits (267), games played (210) and stringed togethe Mon, 13 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7384 As a way to reward its loyal season hockey ticketholders, the University of Minnesota Duluth is holding a first-ever "30-for-30" promotion and those individuals who renew their men's hockey, women's hockey and/or football season tickets before June 1 will be eligible for this event. Each day during the month of June a drawing will be held and one lucky ticket holder will win an exclusive Bulldog prize, such as a men's hockey jersey, an autographed UMD football helmet, gift cards, and use of a su Sat, 11 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7383 In the final team event of 2012-13 for University of Minnesota Duluth athletics, the Bulldog women placed fifth and their male counterparts were seventh at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded Saturday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.The Bulldogs accumulated 81.5 points in the 13-school women's competition, trailing only meet champion University of Mary (180 pts.), Winona State University (132), Augustana College (104) and the Sat, 11 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7382 In the final team event of 2012-13 for University of Minnesota Duluth athletics, the Bulldog women placed fifth and their male counterparts were seventh at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded Saturday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.The Bulldogs accumulated 81.5 points in the 13-school women's competition, trailing only meet champion University of Mary (180 pts.), Winona State University (132), Augustana College (104) and the Univers Fri, 10 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7381 Day one of the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships wrapped up Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D,. with the University of Minnesota Duluth women situated in fourth place in the 11-school field while their male counterparts held down the No. 5 spot among 11 teams.Amelia Maher was the lone Bulldog to capture an individual title Friday. The sophomore from Sauk Center, Minn., took top honors in the high jump with a leap of 5'-05" -- two month after she Fri, 10 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7380 Day one of the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships wrapped up Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D,. with the University of Minnesota Duluth women situated in fourth place in the 11-school field while their male counterparts held down the No. 5 spot among 11 teams.Amelia Maher was the lone Bulldog to capture an individual title Friday. The sophomore from Sauk Center, Minn., took top honors in the high jump with a leap of 5'-05" -- two month after she placed Fri, 10 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7379 Stephanie Reiter, who closed out her playing career at the University of Minnesota Duluth four years ago, has been named the new assistant women's basketball coach at her alma mater.She replaces Jess Abrahams, who resigned this month after five seasons with the Bulldogs to explore other professional options."UMD is an outstanding school with an outstanding basketball program," said Reiter, who will begin her duties with the Bulldogs on May 20. "Head coach Annette Wiles helped get me started Thu, 9 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7378 The University of Minnesota Duluth found momentum late in the regular season, but unfortunately could not parlay its improved play into a victory in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confernece Tournament in St. Cloud, Minn. The Bulldogs fell to Augustana College by a 4-2 score Thursday afternoon at Dick Putz field in an elimination game, ending their season with an overll record of 14-26. The Vikings (37-17) got on the board first, striking for a pair of runs off UMD starter Adam Zwak&nbs Thu, 9 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7377 The University fo Minnesota Duluth has announced its team captains for the 2013-14 season, and a pair of right wingers  --  senior Joe Basaraba and junior Adam Krause -- will share that honor for the 70th edition of Bulldog hockey.Basaraba, a native of Fort Frances, Ontaraio, is one of four seniors slated to return for a final go-around at the collegiate level along with goaltender Aaron Crandall, defensman Tim Smith and center Max Tardy and The bruising 6-3, 195-pounder accumulated Wed, 8 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7376 The University of Minnesota Duluth outhit ninth-ranked Minnesota State University-Mankato Wednesday at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud, Minn., but came up empty on the scoreboard in losing a 5-0 decision. A four-run seventh inning accounted for most of the damage in the contest as the Mavericks advanced to the next round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, will now be forced to climb through the loser's bracket of the double elimination tourne Tue, 7 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7375 Three days after capturing his first collegiate individual title, Chris Wilson earned another first -- a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Track Athlete of the Week award. Wilson, a sophomore from Plymouth, Minn., placed first in 800-meter run event at this past Saturday's Meet of the UnSaintly in St. Paul, outrunning 35 other competitiors with a time of 1:53.80.Wilson and his Bulldog teammate will be in Sioux Falls, S.D., this Friday and Saturday (May 10-11) for the NSIC Outdoor Track a Tue, 7 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7374 The University of Minnesota Duluth may have fallen just short of securing a program-best fourth straight NCAA Division II Central Regional berth -- but the Bulldogs still turned in plenty of other noteworthy accomplishments this spring.For openers, UMD captured a share of its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference title since 2003 and did so by racking more conference victories (19) than any club in program history.  Between Feb. 19 and March 19, the Bulldogs also reeled off 14 s Tue, 7 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7373 Bob Rients knew Alex Wojciechowski was capable of bursting on NCAA Division II scene in his debut collegiate season. But even the eighth-year University of Minnesota Duluth head coach could not have expected the former Coon Rapids High School standout to rake the way he has this spring. Wojciechowski was selected both Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tuesday afternoon, fresh off finishing the regular season as the league's overall ba Mon, 6 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7372 Now with spring practice for 2013 officially in the books, first-year University of Minnesota Duluth head coach Curt Wiese took some time to chat with umdbulldogs.com about all things Bulldog football. Among the topics were his overall assessment of this year's spring ball, the quarterback situation, and what his expectations are for the Bulldogs in the offseason. Fall camp gets underway in just a few short months (Aug. 17) with the 81st season of UMD football officially kicking off on Sept. 7 a Mon, 6 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7370 A pair of All-Americans from Duluth -- football offensive guard Garth Heikkinen and softball second baseman Tyra Kerr -- were bestowed with the University of Minnesota Duluth's Outstanding Male and Female Senior Athlete Awards for 2012-13 at the third annual Dinner with Champions banquet on Thursday night (May 2) at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center while Cameron Harper (football)  and Kristi Mehrman (women's soccer) were recipients of this year's E.L. "Duce" Rasmuss Mon, 6 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7368 Four University of Minnesota Duluth seniors – free safety Cameron Harper, tight end Ben Helmer, linebacker Nick Lloyd and wide receiver Collin Stinogel -- are among the 703 players from 259 schools who have qualified for membership in the 2013 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. To earn a spot in the NFF National Honor Society, which is in its seventh year of existence, a student-athlete must meet the following requirements:* Be a starter or a significant substit Sun, 5 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7367 The University of Minnesota Duluth learned its postseason fate Sunday evening as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released the official bracket for this week's conference tournament. The Bulldogs earned the No.7 seed in the eight-team field, and will take on the second seeded and No. 10 ranked Minnesota State University-Mankato Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Faber Field in St. Cloud, Minn. UMD (14-24 overall) went 14-10 against league competition this spring en route to a seventh place Sun, 5 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7366 Down in the loser's bracket and facing elimination, the University of Minnesota Duluth suffered an agonizing 2-1 defeat at the hands of Minot State University to knock the Bulldogs out off the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament at the RCTC Dome in Rochester, Minn.UMD (41-13 overall) now must wait for the NCAA committee to determine its fate. The Bulldogs will hope a share of the NSIC regular season title will be enough to get them into the 64-team National Tournament field. The Sat, 4 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7365 Chris Wilson won his first 800-meter title as a collegian and was among a handful of University of Minnesota Duluth men who set personal bests at the two-day Meet of the UnSaintly, which wrapped up Saturday afternoon on the campus of Hamline University in St. Paul. Wilson, a sophomore from Plymouth, Minn., led virtually from wire-to-wire and topped the 36-runner field with a time of 1:53.80 while teammate Scott Urban, a sophomore, wound up third at 1:56.01.Another four Bulldogs turned in Sat, 4 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7364 Chris Wilson won his first 800-meter title as a collegian and was among a handful of University of Minnesota Duluth men who set personal bests at the two-day Meet of the UnSaintly, which wrapped up Saturday afternoon on the campus of Hamline University in St. Paul. Wilson, a sophomore from Plymouth, Minn., led virtually from wire-to-wire and topped the 36-runner field with a time of 1:53.80 while teammate Scott Urban, a sophomore, wound up third at 1:56.01.Another four Bulldogs turned in secon Sat, 4 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7363 The University of Minnesota Duluth left the tying run on third base in a 5-4 setback against Northern State University early Saturday, but held on for an 11-9 victory later on to salvage a split of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader at Fossum Field. The Bulldogs, who took three-of-four from the Wolves over the weekend, enter postseaosn play on the heels of their best stretch this spring, having come out on top in 10 of their last 14 outings.  After posting double dig Sat, 4 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7362 A day after pulling off a dramatic extra inning victory to advance in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tourament, the University of Minnesota Duluth found itself in a similarly heated battle with Minnesota State University-Mankato Saturday night. The Bulldogs worked out of a serious jam in the late going, but fell behind on a devastating two-run homer the next time they took the field in a stunning 3-1 loss at the RCTC dome in Rochester, Minn. UMD, which upended Augustana Colle Fri, 3 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7371 The University of Minnesota Duluth held its third annual "Dinner With Champions" banquet on May 2 and among the major award winners for 2012-13 was Keegan Flaherty. The senior right winger from Duluth was bestowed with the Shjon Podein Community Service Award, which  has been presented annually since 2003 to a UMD student-athlete who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the field of play and has made noteworthy humanitarian contributions in the Duluth and University Fri, 3 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7369 A pair of All-Americans from Duluth -- football offensive guard Garth Heikkinen and softball second baseman Tyra Kerr -- were bestowed with the University of Minnesota Duluth's Outstanding Male and Female Senior Athlete Awards for 2012-13 at the third annual Dinner with Champions banquet on Thursday night (May 2) at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center while Cameron Harper (football)  and Kristi Mehrman (women's soccer) were recipients of this year's E.L. "Duce" Rasmussen Fri, 3 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7361 A wild game between the University of Minnesota Duluth and Concordia University-St. Paul ended fittingly Friday afternoon  -- on a wild pitch. Senior second baseman Tyra Kerr sprinted home from third to score the winning run after a pitch reached the backstop, sending the Bulldogs to a 2-1, 12-inning victory and a date with Augustana College in the third round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament Saturday at 4 p.m.Kerr, who was named UMD's Top Female Senior Athlete Th Fri, 3 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7360 Scoring 10 or more runs in a single game is almost always enough to come away with a win. The University of Minnesota Duluth turned that trick twice Friday afternoon and booked as many victories (by 12-4 and 19-9 margins) over Northern State University to sweep a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader at Fossum Field.The Bulldogs broke away from a 6-4 game in the opener with a six-run fourth inning. A two-run homer from Evan Walker and a two-run double off the bat of senior Thu, 2 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7359 After delaying the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament twice on Thursday, Mother Nature eventually forced the three-day tournament to be postponed until tomorrow due to the snowstorm that fell last night that cause unsafe playing conditions with the dome.The University of Minnesota Duluth will have to wait until tomorrow to kick off postseason play as the NSIC announced the decision to call off all games after waiting for eight hours for conditions to improve. Thu, 2 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7358  Zack Friedli, who served as a student assistant in the University of Minnesota Duluth Sports Information Office this past year, has been named the 15th recipient of the prestigious Brian Fishman Internship by USA Hockey. Friedli's experience will include a year in the communications division at USA Hockey’s national office in Colorado Springs, Colo., beginning in June, and another 12 months interning in the communications department at USA Hockey's National Team Development Prog Thu, 2 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7355 A pair of All-Americans from Duluth -- football offensive guard Garth Heikkinen and softball second baseman Tyra Kerr -- were bestowed with the University of Minnesota Duluth's Outstanding Male and Female Senior Athlete Awards for 2012-13 at the third annual Dinner with Champions banquet on Thursday night (May 2) at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center while Cameron Harper (football)  and Kristi Mehrman (women's soccer) were recipients of this year's E.L. "Duce" Rasmussen Awa Wed, 1 May 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7357 For the third consecutive year, University of Minnesota Duluth All-American second baseman Tyra Kerr has secured a spot on the All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference first team and this year she's joined by two other seniors -- shortstop Kierra Jeffers and pitcher Julia Nealer -- while senior center fielder Michaela Goris and junior utility player Megan Mullen received second team status.In addition, Jen Banford, who is in h Tue, 30 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7356 The University of Minnesota Duluth put itself in a position to win both ends of a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader against Winona State University, but fell just short each time in losing back-to-back games Tuesday evening. A four-run lead evaporated on the Bulldogs as they came out on the wrong end of a 7-6 decision to start the day before being upended 6-4 in 10 innings at Loughrey Field in Winona, Minn. UMD (11-23 overall and 11-9 in the NSIC) held a lead in bo Tue, 30 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7354 University of Minnesota Duluth senior pitcher Julia Nealer was selected today as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Pitcher of Week for her stellar performance to conclude the 2013 regular season.Tuesday marked the second time this season that the accolade was bestowed on Nealer, who secured her first conference weekly honor on Feb. 26, 2013 after going 3-0 and tossing two no-hitters.The Bulldog ace was as clutch as they come, collecting four of the team&rsq Tue, 30 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7353 After signing three more student athletes this month to National Letters of Intent, the University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team has now inked eight total players that will come together in September as the 2013-14 Bulldog freshmen.In addition to November signees Ashleigh Brykaliuk (Canada U-18), Sidney Morin (USA U-18), Demi Crossman (USA  U-18), Maria Lind (Team Sweden) and Lina Backlin (Sweden U-18), UMD signed Bailey Wright (NAHA) and Laura Stadler (Swiss National Team Tue, 30 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7332 The University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Department's Dinner With Champions will be held next Thursday (May 2) beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the DECC's Lake Superior Ballroom.The third annual event, which is open to the public, will feature keynote speaker Dan Fishback, a former Bulldog hockey standout and retired President and Chief Executive Officer of DemandTec, a California-based software company. UMD's Outstanding Senior Athlete Award and E.L. Duce Ramussen (Top Senior Scholar Athlete Mon, 29 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7352 In his final Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference decathlon meet appearance, University of Minnesota Duluth Ben Niemann turned in his highest finish ever, placing third overall at the two-day event, which wrapped up Monday afternoon in Aberdeen, S.D.Niemann totaled 6,305 points -- the second highest figure in Bulldog history and an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark -- with his top individual finishes coming in the long jump (second place). He also took third in the 100-meter Mon, 29 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7351 Whether it's indoors or outdoors, the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's multi-events meets have belonged to Chanel Miller.Today, the University of Minnesota Duluth standout captured the NSIC outdoor heptathlon title in Aberdeen, S.D. , and did so with some record-breaking numbers -- 4,866 points. That was 109 points better than the previous UMD record, which she set at the same meet one year earlier. Miller, the reigning NSIC indoor pentathlon titleholder, placed first among Mon, 29 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7350 The last opportunity for the University of Minnesota Duluth to host a game this season has expired, as the Bulldogs have moved their home finale due to still unplayable field conditions in the Twin Ports. UMD will play a doubleheader Tuesday (April 30) at Winona State University starting at 2 p.m., bumping the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matchup from Wednesday at Bulldog Park as originally scheduled. The Bulldogs will end the season having lost out on all 20 home contests this Mon, 29 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7349 The University of Minnesota Duluth is preparing for another postseason softball run in 2013. Last year's national championship run came to a halt after the Bulldogs were knocked out of NCAA Division II Central Regional by Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foe Concordia University-St. Paul.The 2013 campaign has so far been one of the best in UMD history. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a record of 39-11. Those 39 wins rank second most all-time, bettered by only the 1988 club ( Mon, 29 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7348 The 1,200-plus spectators who gathered at James S. Malosky Stadium for last Friday night's Maroon-White spring game not only showed their support for the University of Minnesota Duluth football program, but also for one of the Bulldogs' most inspirational individuals.Jordan Bauman, a senior-to-be defensive lineman with the Bulldogs, is currently battling Stage II Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which kept him sidelined for the entire 2012 season.  During the spring game Friday, donations were take Sun, 28 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7347 The  University of Minnesota Duluth softball team did something Sunday they haven't done in a decade -- stand atop of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference standings at the end of the regular season.The Bulldogs accomplished that feat after a doubleheader sweep (4-1 and 3-2) of Concordia University, St. Paul earning UMD a share of the 2013 NSIC crown with Minnesota State University-Mankato. For the Bulldogs (39-11 overall; 19-5 NSIC), it was their 14th conference title -- and first Sun, 28 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7346 The University of Minnesota Duluth notched a walk-off win over the University of Minnesota, Crookston for the second time in as many days – and this time the Bulldogs parlayed an early emotional victory into a sweep of the Golden Eagles in Crookston, Minn. After coming away with a 7-6 decision in 12 innings, UMD piled it on Minnesota Crookston in a 20-3 rout to complete the sweep of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs have now come out on Sun, 28 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7345 Garth Heikkinen and Jake Bscherer, who lined up alongside each other on the left side of the University of Minnesota Duluth's potent offensive line last fall, have both been offered a chance to strut their stuff at a National Football League rookie camp next month. Heikkinen, a guard from Duluth, received an invitation from the Minnesota Vikings while Bscherer, a tackle from Sturgeon Bay, Wis., got his invite from the Seattle Seahawks.The Minnesota Vikings Rookie Camp is scheduled for May 3-5. - Sun, 28 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7344 There certainly was no shortage of meets on the University of Minnesota Duluth men's and women's outdoor track and field docket this past weekend. For a three-day stretch beginning Thursday, the Bulldogs sent representatives to the prestigious Drake Relays (Thursday through Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa), the Grand View University Viking Classic (Friday in Des Moines), the St. Mary's University Open (Saturday in Winona, Minn.) and the Drake Alternative Meet (Saturday on the campus of Gusta Sun, 28 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7343 There certainly was no shortage of meets on the University of Minnesota Duluth men's and women's outdoor track and field docket this past weekend. For a three-day stretch beginning Thursday, the Bulldogs sent representatives to the prestigious Drake Relays (Thursday through Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa), the Grand View University Viking Classic (Friday in Des Moines), the St. Mary's University Open (Saturday in Winona, Minn.) and the Drake Alternative Meet (Saturday on the campus of Gustavus Ado Sat, 27 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7342 Another dramatic victory put the University of Minnesota Duluth on a five-game winning streak, but the University of Minnesota, Crookston answered a few hours later before the Bulldogs could pick up their sixth straight victory Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs notched a 1-0 triumph in walk-off fashion, then fell 4-3 to the host Golden Eagles to send the teams to a split of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader in Crookston, Minn.GAME ONE – BOX SCOREOne was all it too Sat, 27 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7341 The Bulldogs haven't had much success when the University of Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota State Mankato University get together in Mankato, Minn. This time, however, the Bulldogs knocked off the 19th-ranked Mavericks to force a split Saturday at the Diamond at Gage Towers. Saturday's game one 2-1 win over MSU-Mankato marked the program's first victory in the past six years in Mankato.The Bulldogs (37-11, 17-5 NSIC) in a closely contested game, won the first game of the twinbil Fri, 26 Apr 2013 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=7340 After what it's had to endure this spring, the University of Minnesota Duluth could not have asked for a more perfect afternoon than the one it received Friday for the 39th annual Maroon-White Game.Under sunny skies and with temperatures hovering around the 60-degree mark, the Whites pulled out a 10-7 victory over the Maroons before a crowd of 1,217 at James S. Malosky Stadium. The Whites did all of their scoring in the second quarter, getting a seven-yard touchdown run from junior wide receiv